curricle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of curricle
1675–85; < Latin curriculum; see curriculum
Example Sentences
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He was one day driving in his curricle, with a poodle by his side.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 by Various
"He went over with his steam curricle, and sent to ask Eva whether she would not take a drive with him on the cliffs."
From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony
I'm taking out things that are wanted in a hurry and the curricle is waiting.
From Ovington's Bank by Weyman, Stanley J.
At last, a curricle, glittering with silver, rattled round the corner and stopped opposite him.
From The Speaker, No. 5: Volume II, Issue 1 December, 1906. by Pearson, Paul M. (Paul Martin)
He spares himself no indulgence, hires his hunter and follows the hounds, or drives about the country in a curricle and pair, and seems to be rolling in wealth.
From The Haunted Room A Tale by A. L. O. E.
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